ORIGINAL: kevin1
Maybe you need to go trad .
My take down recurve , a PSE Kudu , was $250 at Cabela's and the most expensive of 3 contenders .
I've since added the following:
SVL Modular stabilizer-$40
SVL LimbSavers(4)-$30
SVL String Leeches-$8
Total-$328
This bow is very pleasing to shoot , and probably won't lose value nearly as fast as yours . BTW , is keeping the one that you already have for another few years all that unappealing ? Is the latest new , now , and wow bow really all that much better than Ol' Reliable" ? Something to consider ...
I am not upset at what I paid for my bow at all..............and I have plenty of money to buy a new Allegiance. I just don't like wasting money that's all. I would rather spend the money on a new rifle, shotgun, or handgun that retains it's value so much better.
My Patriot is awesome. That is the whole problem. I don't NEED another bow for any reason whatsoever. My Patriot is all I would ever need to kill anything I will ever hunt for the rest of my life unless I back over it with my truck someday.
I could hunt with that bow forever and be very happy.......but that is not the point. I like new stuff and would be willing to take a hit to upgrade to the newest bows out there. My truck is a beautiful GMC from 2003 also but I am not gonna drive that forever either. I will trade it in on a newer model within 5 years.
With bows today you can't do that. If I took $450 for my bow I would be taking a $550 loss and then starting from scratch. A new rig with good stuff on it will run about $1,200 easy..........so I am looking at a $1,750 black hole over 3 years........that is about $600 a year loss to keep upgrading to the newest bows.
That is nuts.............just not a wise investment.